Music To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter. P. T. Barnum 16
Art The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama... P. T. Barnum 41
Happiness The foundation of success in life is good health: that is the substratum fortune; it is also the basis of happiness. A person cannot accumulate a... P. T. Barnum 18
be the best Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if... P. T. Barnum 19
Lose There is no such thing in the world as luck. There never was a man who could go out in the morning and find a purse full of gold in the street to-day,... P. T. Barnum 17
Alone Men, women, and children who cannot live on gravity alone need something to satisfy their gayer, lighter moods and hours, and he who ministers to this... P. T. Barnum 17
